盗聴

Japanese

Kanji in this term
とう
Grade: S
ちょう
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
盜聽 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Probably from Middle Chinese compound 盜聽 (MC dawH theng, “lit. steal a listen”). Compare modern Mandarin 盜聽盗听.

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) ーちょー [tòóchóó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
    • IPA(key): [to̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]

    Noun

    (とう)(ちょう) • (tōchō) たうちやう (tautyau)?

    1. wiretapping, bugging
    2. eavesdropping
      米国政府(べいこくせいふ)盗聴(とうちょう)疑惑(ぎわく)説明(せつめい)()われている。
      Beikoku seifu wa tōchō giwaku no setsumei ni owarete iru.
      The US government is pressed for explanation on the suspicion of its wiretapping programs.

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    Verb

    (とう)(ちょう)する • (tōchō suru) たうちやう (tautyau)?transitive suru (stem (とう)(ちょう) (tōchō shi), past (とう)(ちょう)した (tōchō shita))

    1. to wiretap, to bug a room, to spy on communications
    2. to eavesdrop

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    References

    1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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